02 October 2025
CEO Think Tank | CEO in 2025: transform or re-invent?
Guest speaker: Mr. Chris Peeters, Chief Executive Officer, BPOST Group
This exclusive sesison will examine how CEOs should go beyond incremental change to transform their companies and reinvent their operating model by building on their strengths, questionning assumptions in the face of changing market and economic conditions, and staying ahead of the curve.
08 October 2025
CFO Think Tank | AI in the CFO Office: engaging the next phase of financial transformation
Initially promised to hyper-automate financial routine processes and reporting tasks, AI is evolving at the speed of light and the potential of genAI and mostly AI agents is seen as an emerging transformative force that has the power to completely reshaping how the finance organization operates, manages risk, and unlocks value. And in a world where precision is key, the rise of AI agents marks another significant step to cash flow management, budgeting, financial planning, and forecasting.
27 October 2025
CEO Think Tank | Re-thinking the CEO-Board relationship and alignment
Guest speakers: Bart De Smet, Chairman of the Board, Ageas | Bernard Gustin, CEO, Elia; Chairman of the Board, Lineas | Thierry Janssen, CEO, Symeta; fr. Chairman of the Board, Real Dolmen
For CEOs and their Executive Committees, keeping and maintaining alignment with the Board is of capital importance. A clear alignment enables to work toward shared goals and objectives while better understanding each one’s vision and expectations. But it’s not always an easy task as the understanding of business drivers, reality of the field and socio-economic factors may be seen and interpreted very differently.
09 December 2025
CEO Think Tank | The new role and perimeters of the transformation office
A Transformation Office is a centralized unit that orchestrates large-scale transformational projects in diverse areas. Acting as a hub, its role consists of coordinating various initiatives, projects, and skills to ensure effective and successful implementation. This session will explore how new factors like technology and AI in particular, huge regulation, new governance rules and stricter risk mitigation are changing not only the role of the transformation office, but also its scope and operating model.
